The Cavalry Group of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was formed on April 21, 1933, consisting of the

IJA 1st Cavalry Brigade The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed November 3, 1901. It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group. It was then assigned with the Cavalry Group to the Northern China Ar ...

and

IJA 4th Cavalry Brigade The 4th Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed April 1, 1909. It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group. It was then assigned to the Cavalry Group to Northern China Area Army, ...

. It was originally assigned to the

Kwantung Army ''Kantō-gun'' , image = Kwantung Army Headquarters.JPG , image_size = 300px , caption = Kwantung Army headquarters in Hsinking, Manchukuo , dates = April ...

. The

IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, bot ...

was added in October 1937.

Timeline

On July 11, 1938, the Cavalry Group was assigned to the

North China Area Army The was an area army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. History The Japanese North China Area Army was formed on August 21, 1937 under the control of the Imperial General Headquarters. It was transferred to th ...

was detached to the

Central China Expeditionary Army ''Nakashina hakengun'' , image= , caption= , dates= November 7, 1937 - September 23, 1939 , country= Empire of Japan , allegiance= , branch= Imperial Japanese Army , type= Infantry , role= Army Corps , garrison= , nickname= , battles=Battle of ...

's Second Army on October 11, 1938. On November 11, 1938, the Cavalry Group was assigned to the

Japanese Twelfth Army The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. History The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occupation the provinces North Chi ...

. At the end of January 1939, the Cavalry Group was assigned to the

Mongolia Garrison Army The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. History The Japanese Mongolia Garrison Army was raised on December 27, 1937 as a garrison force in Japanese-dominated Inner Mongolia and adjacent areas of north China. From Ju ...

. The Cavalry Group was disbanded on December 1, 1942, with the formation of the Third Tank Division. Cavalry Group Military units and formations established in 1933 Military units and formations disestablished in 1942 {{mil-unit-stub